Here are postcard images of Altamont and other area communities. How many of these places do you recognize?
Altamont Agricultural Fair. The pre-cursor to the Effingham County FairBrown’s National Inn on Adams Street near the depot.Hogan’s Store and Opera House. This building is located on the corner of Second and Washington Street.Union Cemetery’s original gate.The Altamont Flour MillAltamont Campgrounds. Now, the site of Town and Country Subdivision south of town.One of Altamont’s first schools. Location unkown.
The first St. Anthony’s Hospital pre-fire.The old Immanuel Lutheran Church.Immanuel Lutheran School. Now A.L.I.S.
Ace-Hi Motel, now the Altamont Motel.Aloha Motel, now the Super 8 Motel.The Pecan Shoppe. Now a combination Subway/gas station.